ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,330, issued on May 5.
"Strap winding apparatus for load securing straps and methods of use" was invented by Dmitrii Illarionov (Austin, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A strap winding apparatus for winding a strap including a bracket and a rotating shaft assembly. The bracket includes a frame having frame holes. The bracket includes a handle member extending from the frame. The handle includes a hook member. The rotating shaft assembly includes a shaft having shaft openings. The shaft connects to a crank having a grip. The hook member connects to a flatbed truck and positions the frame parallel to the side of the flatbed truck. Th...